Sundance Mountain
About
Sundance Mountain is a summit of about 12,276 feet in Carbon County, Montana, inside the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. It lies within the Beartooth Ranger District of Custer Gallatin National Forest, and the nearest town is Luther, about 16 miles away. Lake Mary is about 3.4 miles away, and the Keyser Brown Trail is about 3.9 miles away. Climbers can head to the Beartooth Mountains, about 4.5 miles off, and East Rosebud Campground is about 6.5 miles away.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
12,276 ft
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Sundance Mountain
Montana
Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.
Facts about this place
Where it is
- Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness · Wilderness
- Beartooth Ranger District · Ranger district
- Custer Gallatin National Forest · National forest
- Nearest town
- Luther, Montana · 16 mi
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places
Conditions
Active alerts for Beartooth Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Lake MaryHiking3.4 mi
- Beartooth RDRiver fishing3.7 mi
Keyser Brown TrailHikingPhoto: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)3.9 mi
Beartooth MountainsRock climbingPhoto: Forest Service - Northern Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)4.5 mi- Keyser Brown LakeHiking4.5 mi
- East Rosebud CampgroundCamping6.5 mi
- East Rosebud LakeCamping6.6 mi
- Jimmy Joe CampgroundCamping8.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Is Sundance Mountain open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Beartooth Ranger District. It doesn't name Sundance Mountain, so check the source for the area it covers (14 listed).
Krueger Pond Wild Horse and Burro Gather Closure Area
Agency closure covering Beartooth Ranger District · Order 01-11-82-27-01 · USFS · Beartooth Ranger District
NFSR #1700 South Plateau Road Closure
Agency closure covering Custer Gallatin National Forest · USFS · Custer Gallatin National Forest
Pine Grove Campground Closure
Agency closure covering Beartooth Ranger District · Order 01-11-82-26-04 · USFS · Beartooth Ranger District
Hyalite Porcupine Buffalo Horn Summer Interim Travel Order and Map and Order # 01-11-00-26-02
Agency closure covering Custer Gallatin National Forest · Order 01-11-00-26-02 · USFS · Custer Gallatin National Forest
Hyalite Porcupine Buffalo Horn Winter Interim Travel Order and Map Order Number: #01-11-00-26-01
Agency closure covering Custer Gallatin National Forest · USFS · Custer Gallatin National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Beartooth Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
